"To Kill a Mockingbird," written by Harper Lee and published in 1960, features the character Atticus Finch. Set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s, the novel addresses issues of racial injustice and moral growth. Atticus Finch, a lawyer and the father of the narrator Scout Finch, stands as a moral hero and a model of integrity and fairness. He defends Tom Robinson, an African American man falsely accused of raping a white woman, highlighting the deep-seated racism of the time. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize and remains a significant work in American literature for its powerful exploration of themes such as empathy, justice, and the loss of innocence.